ENGL 3194 Introduction to Postcolonial Literature and Theory

(Prior to Fall 2010, this course was known as ENG 50.13.The information below might still reflect the old course numbers. Bracketed numbers, if any, are the old course numbers. Learn more...)

4 hours; 4 credits

Literary works and theoretical paradigms relating to the culture of European imperialism and its aftermath. Diversity of works from many parts of the formerly colonized world to introduce the global significance of postcolonialism. Topics include: race and representation, Orientalism and the production of knowledge, Empire and exoticism, gender and nationalism, and multiculturalism and diasporic identities. This course is the same as Africana Studies 3245 [28.5] and Comparative Literature 3627 [50.13].

Prerequisite: English 1012 [2] or 2.7.

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